Sao Paulo vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$481	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$3612
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	33
😀 Quality of life	63	80
🏙️ Population	11.5M	543K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 48% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5616th and 2005th ($1012 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1656th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 4573rd and 528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Tucson

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	Sao Paulo	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.82	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$15724

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618